# The Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2025, Regulation 18: Restriction on contracting out


Any provision of a lease of a social home or of any agreement relating to such a lease (whether made before or after the grant or creation of the lease) is void to the extent that it purports—
(a) to exclude or limit the obligations of the lessor under the covenant implied by section 10A(2) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, or
(b) to authorise any forfeiture or impose on the lessee any penalty, disability or obligation in the event of the lessee enforcing or relying upon those obligations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348273083/regulation/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-hazards-in-social-housing-prescribed-requirements-england-regulations-2025/regulation-18
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